Schumer's Shutdown Drags On, as Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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After sweeping Tuesday's elections, Democrats decide to keep their government shutdown going, as Chuck Schumer again pushes the Senate to renew expiring ObamaCare subsidies. But the pain on the public is rising, as the FAA cuts 10% of flights at hubs. Plus, Donald Trump says the way out is to nuke the filibuster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:38.8	Hundreds of flights across the United States are being canceled as the government's air traffic system comes under strain,
0:45.7	with unpaid controllers still on the job and on the verge of missing a second paycheck.
0:51.4	But is Congress getting any closer to passing a funding bill to reopen the
0:56.0	government and restore normal operations? Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
1:02.6	We are joined today by my colleagues, editorial board member, Kate Batchelder, O'Dell, and
1:08.0	columnist Kim Strassel. It's day 38 of this government shutdown, believe it or not,
1:14.0	now the longest lapse in operations in history. And as we tape this on Friday afternoon,
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